March 27, 2026
Skiing Mount Emma
Don't tell the San Gabriels, but wow is it easy to get stunning video in Colorado's San Juan Mountains—you can just point your camera in any direction and the range pretty (more)
March 24, 2026
Across the Desert in the Dark
The pain woke me at one a.m. and I knew immediately there was no way I was going back to sleep. I'd been trying to keep track of how much Tylenol and Advil I'd been (more)
March 1, 2026
It’s Hard to Keep Up
In so many ways, it is hard to keep up with the pace of change right now. A week ago we had mountains buried in snow across Southern California; now we have a staggering February (more)
February 24, 2026
Pleasant View Ridge
Sometimes the stars align. I had been keeping an eye on Pleasant View Ridge ever since I skied 8214' Mount Williamson, in the San Gabriel Mountains, two years ago. Skiing (more)
February 18, 2026
Updated Thoughts on Perry Peak
Yes, I sometimes ski in storms. I have a particular set of criteria for considering it, and a particular set of places where I'll do it, in a particular set of ways, but as a (more)
February 12, 2026
2026 Mammoth WWSRA Reviews
It's that time again; after a two year hiatus, I returned to the WWSRA on-snow demo at Mammoth Mountain for some good old-fashioned chairlift reviews. I mean skis. I didn't (more)
February 7, 2026
The Pedal Turn, At Last
I spent this past week reviewing skis at the 2026 Mammoth Mountain WWSRA On-Snow Demo but who really cares? The big news is I finally cracked the code on the pedal-hop (more)
January 19, 2026
January, in Brief
The big news would be the destruction of Highway 2, which cruelly brings to an end 2025's three-month Socal backcountry skiing miracle: drive-up access to snow. I haven't seen (more)
January 7, 2026
One Year Later
One year ago today, the Palisades and Eaton fires destroyed an estimated 13,000 to 16,000 homes and structures and killed at least 28 people. Our very lucky cat Violet was home (more)
December 22, 2025
A Lot of Water
Lot of water on the way—I expect we'll see something similar to the previous storm cycles, which means not a lot of snow at SoCal resort levels but tons above 8K or (more)
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